n., Wild plumbago (Plumbago zeylanica 🌐), a native of tropics of the Eastern Hemisphere to Hawaiʻi, a shrub with white tubular flowers and thin, oval leaves that were used medicinally; the sap was used to blacken tattoo marks.
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n., Same as hiliee.
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Roots of a vine, wild plumbago (Plumbago zeylanica). Its sap was used to blacken scars or tattoo marks in mourning for the dead, kūmākena.
Wild plumbago (Plumbago zeylanica), growing in dry regions near the coast. Its roots contain poison, the bark supplies a stimulant, the leaves are used for medicine, and the sap supplies a black coloring for tattoo marks. (NEAL 667.)
Wild plumbago (Plumbago zeylanica) native to the tropics from Indonesia to Hawaiʻi. Grows in a dry area near any leeward coast. This plant is not as poisonous as the red-or blue-flowered species and has a long history of medical use. The sap was used to blacken tattoo marks, often a form of mourning for the dead. It was used internally as a cathartic, externally as a poultice. (NEAL 667.)
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